document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1190170>Question 1190170</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Six years ago, Mrs. Aguilar was 5 times as old as her daughter Agnes. How old is Agnes now if her age is one -third of her mother’s present age?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A different setup, using only one variable -- using the information that the mother was 5 times as old as Agnes 6 years ago....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = age of Agnes 6 years ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 5x = age of mother 6 years ago<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Their current ages are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+6 = Agnes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+6 = mother<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The mother is now 3 times as old as Agnes:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+6 = 3(x+6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+6=3x+18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: Agnes' age now is x+6=12<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK: 5x+6=20+6=36 = 3(12)<br><BR>\n" );
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